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At the end of the year the patient was still undergoing treatment.
The Doctor at Guy's reports "that her present condition
is good and that the urine examination shows no sugar, and that
she is receiving 36 units of insulin twice daily." The cost of the
treatment for the period ended 31st December, was £6 15s. 0d.
Tumour Diagnostic Clinic.
Dr. Waldron reports on the work carried out during the
year:—
There were 32 new cases, 7 males and 25 females, seen during
the year. The youngest was 3 years of age and the oldest 78.
Both were males and both had malignant disease. The child
had lympho-sarcoma, and the man had carcimoma of the floor of
the mouth.
6 cases in all were found to have malignant disease, including
the two above referred to. Carcimoma of the lung was present in
3 males, aged 40, 51, and 70 years, and carcimoma of the large
bowel was present in one female aged 47.
2 cases regarded as doubtful, were referred to the Council's
Consultant who pronounced both non-malignant. Seventeen of
the new cases had no discoverable tumour on examination and the
presenting complaint had no relation to the accepted function of
the Clinic. 4 patients with Cancer are included under this heading.
In one patient, the presenting complaint was of an abdominal
swelling of some years standing. This proved to be a small hernia
and the pationt was assured as to the non-malignant nature of the
tumour. Unfortunately, there was present in addition, an internal
cancer, which was only discovered some months later in hospital.
Since the opening of the Clinic in October 1927, the following
are the figures relating to the number and disposition of cases
attending. Figures are also given showing the deaths occurring in
the Borough from malignant disease, during the years under review.
Year
No. of
Cases
Found
Malignant
Deaths occurring
in Borough from
Malignant Disease
1928 31 3 147
1929 34 3 150
1930 30 4 150
1931 28 3 160
1932 34 1 155
1933 33 1 162
1934 29 4 161
1935 32 6 156